Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-16
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allow. An observance Of this will often
: suit in mutual forbearance in eXacting
| me full measure. In the household sew
i'S much may be done by having gar
ents made at home, and less purchasing
the ready-made in the shops. A diff
lily meets one here in the utter inca
city of girls to neatly fashion any ger
mt. If the Boston plan, which has
D,en Introduced into the public schools,
OF teaching the unskilled hands becomes
universal, there will be LEGS complaint Of
this inetliciency, but until this is done
women OF practical philanthropy ought
to exercise fOrbearance ami pa-
tiently direct the novice; surely, this
avenue of benefcenCe is worthy the ger
erous efforts Of those more fortunate au-
name women who would ameliorate the
condition of women laborers.
OF course there is much to be said on
the other side of this question, of inca
pscity, Indifference, Incidence and abso-
lutte viciousuess, but none of these stay
the efforts of good women in other fields
OF philanthropy. Dos any one think
Mrs. Fry found no such obstacles in her
way to prison reform, or do those self
sacrificing women VINO 20 out to mission
everywhere the same; the poor that we
have always with us are the same poor,
and it is only By g patient persistence in
the attempt 10 elevGte them that there
can be any hope Of success. There can
be no surer road to the elevation of the
masses than giving the daughters Of the
poor a good home training, inculcat-
ing habits of pestness, order and wise
economy, that when called to preside
over their own plEin homes they can as
wives and mothers pr0ftably meet the
simple requirement, and bring that peace
which is the outcome OF the divine law
of order.
That these lessons may be effectually
taught it Is necessary that the housewife
herself be accomplished in the art of
home making; for there are many more
housekecperS than home-makers, women
who think more of keeping furniture
than Of the comfort and happiness OF ell
the Inmates of the house. 1t is long
conceded fact that much depends on the
diniug-room and kitchen ana in en- hum
Bile way this column is devoted to assist
ing in bringing comfort to those depart
mentS, by well-ordered table and well
prepared food. If any of our readers can
aid in this channel of benevolence by
practical recipes, they will be gratefully
received.
TABLE LINEN.
Always take table cloths from the line
while still damp, repeating the shaking
and swapping process as long as the time
end strength will permit. If allowed TO
become perfectly dry On the line there
will be wrinkles in the table
linen that it will be difficult Il not
impossible to iron out. Care must be
taken as to how they are hung up in the
first place. Do not let them be dragged
all out of shape by hanging from single
clothes-pin or being thrown over the
clothes post, making projecting corner
that will he next to impossible TO get out
without wetting the cloth all over. When
they have been thoroughly shaken Join
them evenly on q straight, firm line.
Take care that the pins are clean and the
lihe as well. They should never be al
lowed to whip or fap in very high
wind. Fine linen is often seriously in
jured by this.
The attractiveness OF a table depends as
much upon its napery as upon the dishes
and vlands served thereon. Breakfast
napkins are of smaller size than dinner
napkins. Very pretty ones are OF fine
double damask, with simple design,
such as snowdrop or mathematical
figure, to match the table-clofn. A young
housekeeper's trQest economy is to invest
in tine best of napery-d0uble damask,
good Irish linen, Poor, cheap napkins